Temu and SheIn use the under $800 exception to manufacturer cheap, plastic clothing and plastic doodads which they then ship to the US pumping out CO2 along the whole supply chain.
Did the Administration just stumble upon a means to charge for environmental impact?
Tariffs and removing de minimis a win?
byu/GroverGaston inFuturology
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That’s not the intent and they’re doing much more damage in other environmental areas with their intentional actions. We all lose here.
No, temu and shein will not stop producing. They’ll pay the tariffs and people will pay $5 per item instead of $3. They will also continue to ship globally and continue their output of CO2, regardless of the U.S.
The administration doesn’t give a fuck about the environment and they have solved for nothing.
Tariffs are paid by the buyer. The seller is impacted if demand for their products fall. Even with tariffs, is there manufacturing in the US that can produce those items? Probably not so consumption will just change but overall consumption is unlikely to fall.